Richard Huggett

Richard Huggett is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester. He holds a First Class BSc (Honours) in Geography from University College London (1970) and a PhD from UCL (1973). After teaching at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, he joined Manchester in 1975 as a Lecturer in Geography, retiring early in 2011. His research focuses on environmental conservation, Earth system science, and geomorphology, with a current book project titled Conserving the Natural World: Concepts and Debates. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental protection.

• Education:
  • BSc (Honours) Geography, University College London, 1970
  • PhD, University College London, 1973

Key research interests include pedosphere dynamics, regolith-soil debates, and interdisciplinary nomenclature. He has advised Matt Szabo on environmental ethics. Awards include the Science Faculty Silver Medal and Dora Belasco Prize in Meteorology. He contributes to the Quaternary Environments and Geoarchaeology (QEG) group. Recent publications explore Earth system frameworks, conceptual debates in environmental science, and soil-regolith classification.